The Enola Gay is B-29 superfortress bomber. Its name comes from its pilot, Paul Tibbets. He named it Enola gay after is mother Enola Gay Tibbets. The plane is famous for dropping the atomic bomb (aka little boy) on Hiroshima in WWII on August 6th 1945. The Enola Gay was built by Glenn L. Martin Company in its Nebraska plant. why did he name the plane after his mother?
"my thoughts turned at this point to my courageous red-haired mother, whose quiet confidence had been a source of strength to me since boyhood, and particularly during the soul-searching period when I decided to give up a medical career to become a military pilot. At a time when Dad had thought I had lost my marbles, she had taken my side and said, "I know you will be all right son." He said
Now it is restored and on display at the National Air and Space Museum
"my thoughts turned at this point to my courageous red-haired mother, whose quiet confidence had been a source of strength to me since boyhood, and particularly during the soul-searching period when I decided to give up a medical career to become a military pilot. At a time when Dad had thought I had lost my marbles, she had taken my side and said, "I know you will be all right son." He said
Now it is restored and on display at the National Air and Space Museum
-Zach Carbaugh